We always recommend professional installation. If you're planning to install these floors yourself, be sure to thoroughly review your installation instructions. Find a professional installer in your area by visiting the National Wood Flooring Association.

Where to install this floor

At or above grade

Solid hardwood floors are only appropriate to install in locations that are at-grade or above-grade.

Any grade

Engineered hardwood floors can be installed at any grade level. It's especially ideal for below-grade spaces like basements.

How to install this floor

Click-lock

Similar to traditional tongue and groove, this method enables you to click, snap, or lock the flooring boards together.

Floating

Unlike traditional solid hardwood strips, a floating floor isn't nailed down. Instead, the planks are either glued or snapped together, sitting atop a 1/8-inch thick layer of foam layered on the subfloor, but not directly adhered to it.

Glue

This installation method involves gluing your new flooring directly to the subfloor using a hardwood flooring adhesive.

Staple-down

Staple-down installation is utilized for prefinished, engineered hardwood flooring using a narrow-crown stapler to fasten your flooring to wood subfloors.

Nail-down

Nail-down installation is a method commonly used for solid hardwood floors and follows the same method as staple-down installation, but you use a nail rather than a staple.

Floor trims & molding

T-Molding

T–Molding is used as a transition between two hard surface floors of equal height. A t-mold may be used to bridge wood floor and ceramic tile.

Threshold

Threshold molding is used at raised hearths and exterior doors. A threshold is also used as a transition from wood to carpet.

Reducer strip

A reducer strip is used as a transition from one flooring to another of a different height.

Stair nose

Stair nose molding is used as a transition on stair steps and sunken dens.

Quarter round

Quarter round molding is used to cover the expansion space near a wall. Quarter round may also be used with a new or existing base molding.

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Floor Care

Maintenance

For pristine floors, vacuum regularly, wipe up spills immediately with a soft cloth, and periodically clean with a hardwood cleaner.